Nishi Gupta has created a scholarship endowment to support engineering students at Penn State Behrend, where she began her education in 1978. "I wanted to do more, especially for women," she said.
Forty-one graduate students received awards for their research and creative scholarship in the 33rd annual Graduate Exhibition, held March 23 and 25 on Penn State's University Park campus. A complete list of winners is available below.
A 7-2 loss to Houghton snapped a six-match win streak for the Penn State Erie, The Behrend College men's tennis team. The Lions visit Franciscan on March 23.
Penn State Erie, The Behrend College will host two spring admissions events for adults who are considering starting college or returning to their studies.
Presentations on social media, video game development, digital humanities, augmented reality, and technology, as well as musical performances, will all be offered during the third annual Digital Media Festival, which will be held this month at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College.
Doug Oathout, executive editor for the Erie Times-News, and Ed Palattella, an investigative reporter for the Times-News, will discuss the journalistic process and the challenges of combating "fake news" when they visit Penn State Behrend next week for a special presentation.
More than 600 students participated in this past fall’s HackPSU, a 24-hour educational "hackathon" that encourages student “hackers” to apply their skills, passion and drive to help solve real-world problems that universities and companies face on a daily basis.
On Saturday, April 21, Long Island rapper Hoodie Allen will headline the spring concert at Penn State Behrend. Public tickets cost $10 and tickets for Penn State Behrend students are $5.
More than 750 students attended the Spring Career and Internship Fair, held Thursday, March 15, at Penn State Behrend. A record 176 companies were represented at this spring's fair.
On Thursday, March 29, Melissa Fraterrigo will read excerpts from her new novel “Glory Days” as part of Penn State Behrend's Creative Writers Reading Series. Her 6 p.m. reading and the reception preceding it are free and open to the public.
